JULY 8
Longtime fan fave and pop star Rick Springfield returned to GH on July 8 as Dr. Noah Drake. Next week, Eli Love is back. "I like playing the two parts; it's more of a stretch," explains Springfield in the July 15 issue of Weekly.

JULY 3
Insiders report that Jos h Duhon (Logan) is checking out of GENERAL HOSPITAL. The actor, who joined the show in March 2007, is said to be making a dramatic exit this summer.

JULY 1
SOAPnet's nighttime sudser GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHT SHIFT returns for a second season this July with thirteen episodes. While the first season's stories were independent of GH, this time around there will be continuity between the daytime drama and NIGHT SHIFT. According to SOAPnet: Now the transition between the two shows will be seamless. For more from SOAPnet, visit: http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_5213/c ategory_shows. And keep up with what's ahead on the show in Soap Opera Digest.

JUNE 20
"Sometimes you need to have sex with a terrorist," says GENERAL HOSPITAL's Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis). What leads up to this passionate encounter? Check out the June 24 issue of Soap Opera Weekly to find out.

June 17, 2008
Sean Kanan (ex-Deacon, B&B; ex-A.J., GENERAL HOSPITAL) offers Soap Opera Weekly the 411 on that May 8 bench warrant issued for his arrest. "I met with my attorney the very next day," he explains. Catch up with Kanan in the June 17 issue of Weekly.

JUNE 2
Fans who were hoping to see Jason Cook's (ex-Shawn, DAYS) debut on GH this week will have to wait a little longer. Though Cook was originally slated to appear on GH on June 6, a rep tells Soap Opera Digest that Cook's first date has been pushed back to sometime in late June. Get the scoop on other Port Charles casting news in the June 10 issue of Digest, which hit stands today.

MAY 30
Insiders report that Josh Duhon (Logan) is checking out of GENERAL HOSPITAL. The actor, who joined the show in March, 2007, is said to be making a dramatic exit this summer.

MAY 28
SOAPnet's nighttime sudser GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHT SHIFT returns for a second season this July with thirteen episodes. While the first season's stories were independent of GH, this time around there will be continuity between the daytime drama and NIGHT SHIFT. According to SOAPnet: Now the transition between the two shows will be seamless. For more from SOAPnet, visit: http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_5213/category_shows. And keep up with what's ahead on the show in Soap Opera Digest.

MAY 23
You read that right — GH's Jax pays a visit to Brenda in Rome this week on GENERAL HOSPITAL, and Carly is not pleased. "Brenda was the the beautiful model, and Carly was the slut from the wrong side of the tracks. It's Carly's worst nightmare," explains Laura Wright (Carly). Does this mean a Vanessa Marcil (Brenda) return? Pick up the June 3 issue of Weekly to get the rest of the story.

MAY 22
Kent King (Lainey, GH) has been bumped to recurring status on the ABC soap. No word if the actress will join GH: NIGHT SHIFT's second season on SOAPnet.

MAY 22
Seamus Dever (ex-Ian, GH) has landed a role on Lifetime TV's nighttime sudser ARMY WIVES. The actor will reportedly appear in several episodes. He'll play a physician again, but Mercer Hospital hottie, Dr. Getti, doesn't sound nefarious like GH's creepy Dr. Devlin. The season premieres on June 8. For more on ARMY WIVES, visit: http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/army-wives.

MAY 20
TVGUIDE.COM reports that Finola Hughes (Anna, GH) buckled under pressure from her longtime GH bosses and decided not to take a four-episode gig on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. Hughes was all set to play Zara, Sabrina's mom, and would begin taping May 28. (Zara would be arriving in Genoa City June 19 for her daughter's marriage to Victor.) Reportedly, GH got wind of Hughes' other soap job and asked her to reconsider, even though Hughes is currently not under contract to ABC. Anna is scheduled to return to Port Charles this summer. ABC issued the following, "GENERAL HOSPITAL always planned a big summer storyline revolving around the characters of Anna Devane and Robin Scorpio as the mother-daughter relationship continues to grow in the face of Robin becoming a mother for the first time. Upon learning Finola Hughes had booked a role in a short story arc on a competing daytime drama, GENERAL HOSPITAL requested that she honor her commitment to our show, and she graciously obliged." Josh Griffith, Y&R's executive producer, released the following statement: "We think Finola is an exceptional actress. We're sorry things didn't work out, and we'd love to work with her in the future."

MAY 13
Anthony Geary starts his summer vacation a bit earlier than most of us (lucky him!) when he takes off until fall. (Luke exits GH the week of May 19.) As Geary is heading to his house in The Netherlands, we'll wish him a Goed Vakantie.

MAY 8
Insiders tell Digest that Rick Springfield (Noah) is headed back to GENERAL HOSPITAL for a summer story arc, which will also involve his rock star doppelgänger, Eli Love. No word yet on if he'll reprise his romance with Anna (Finola Hughes), who's currently in town visiting her pregnant daughter, Robin. See an upcoming issue of Soap Opera Digest for more details.

MAY 2
Though Natalia Livingston's Emily departs GH on May 7, that doesn't mean she can't check back into GENERAL HOSPITAL. Should the actress decide to return, "I already have the story in mind" reports Head Writer Robert Guza, Jr. in the May 13 Digest, which hits stands Tuesday.

MAY 2
"Jason gets to be the good guy in the end," previews GENERAL HOSPITAL's Seamus Dever (Ian). However, Ian doesn't meet a good end. What happens? Hmmm. Pick up the May 13 issue Weekly to find out.

APRIL 23
DAYS alum Jason Cook (ex-Shawn) is heading to GH where he will be re-teamed with Kirsten Storms (Maxie) who played his love interest Belle on DAYS. He'll reportedly check in as a doctor in June. He will also cross paths with Maurice Benard (Sonny) and Sarah Brown (Claudia). Cook played Shawn Brady from 1999-2006. Interestingly, the recast versions of Shawn and Belle were just written off DAYS. Check Soap Opera Digest for more details.

APRIL 11
GH fans are abuzz with speculation over how the show can bring back Vanessa Marcil as überpopular Brenda. And as Soap Opera Digest reports in the April 22 issue, the soap has offered Marcil a short-term contract. Read what everyone is saying in the issue which hits stands on Tuesday.

APRIL 4
GH's Sebastian Roché (Jerry) addresses rumors that he might be looking to leave the show in the April 15 issue of Soap Opera Digest, which hits stands on Tuesday. Find out what the actor has to say about the soap's decision "to go in a different direction with my character."

MARCH 28
A GENERAL HOSPITAL rep confirms to Soap Opera Digest that fan fave Finola Hughes (Anna) is heading back to Port Charles this spring. Her first air date is set for April 25. Anna will reportedly find out that her daughter Robin (Kimberly McCullough) is having a baby — which also means that the worldly Anna will be a grandmother! Hughes's Anna was last seen in P.C. in August, when she left town with Patrick's (Jason Thompson) father, Noah (Rick Springfield), heading out on rock star Eli Love's world tour. Check out the 4/15 issue of Digest, on sale 4/8, for more.

MARCH 14
As Digest previously reported, there's big buzz about Vanessa Marcil returning as GH's Brenda since her show LAS VEGAS was canceled. We told you Maurice Benard (Sonny) welcomes the idea. In the new issue, Ingo Rademacher (Jax) and Laura Wright (Carly) weigh in. It's in the March 25 issue of Digest, on sale Tuesday.

MARCH 14
Though Carly survives an explosion on the docks this week, she loses what she wanted most — her baby with Jax. "Carly and Jax are devastated," Laura Wright (Carly) explains. Jax is also furious and makes a demand of his wife that will "put a big strain on Carly and Jax's marriage." What does he ask of her? Wright goes into detail in the March 25 issue of Weekly.

MARCH 7
LAS VEGAS was cancelled, which has sparked speculation that Vanessa Marcil might return to GH as Brenda. Her former on-screen love Maurice Benard likes the idea, "I'm all for it," he tells Digest in the March 18 issue, which hits stands Tuesday.

MARCH 7
GENERAL HOSPITAL's Carly finally reunites with her son Michael this week, but then learns why her son disappeared in the first place. "He tells Carly how he dropped his gun and it went off and shot Kate. Then he just ran," shares Laura Wright (Carly). And if that's not enough of a shocker, there's an explosive turn of events by the week's end. For more, pick up the March 18 issue of Weekly.

FEBRUARY 29
There's one more Text Message Killer-related death this week when Nikolas faces Diego once and for all. "He grabs Diego from behind and starts blaming him for killing Emily. Given Nikolas' condition, his rage is doubled and he unleashes it fully on Diego," says Christopher. And then what? Pick up the latest issue of Soap Opera Weekly (March 11) to read this cover story.

FEBRUARY 29
Pick up this week's SOAP OPERA WEEKLY (cover date March 11, 2008) for a chance to win free stuff. This week's first giveaway is the brand new DVD GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHT SHIFT. New sweepstakes each and every week!

FEBRUARY 14
GH fans are mourning the death of another vet from the soap's golden era. David Groh, best known as Rhoda's husband Joe from his 1974-77 run on RHODA, passed away on Tuesday at age 68. According to reports, the cause of death was kidney cancer. Groh was a GH cast member from 1983-85, when he played Bobbie's (Jacklyn Zeman) abusive first husband, D.L. Brock. Groh's death comes on the heels of the loss of Shell Kepler, who played gossipy nurse Amy Vining from 1979-2002. Check the Soap Opera Digest hitting stands on February 19 for cast reactions to the Kepler tragedy.

FEBRUARY 13
GENERAL HOSPITAL's "Coffee" lovers can celebrate. Claire Coffee, who has played quirky nurse Nadine Crowell since 2007, has been put on contract.

FEBRUARY 4
Derk Cheetwood (Max, GH) and his wife, Cari Costner, welcomed daughter Kylie Danielle Cheetwood on Jan 30. Kylie weighed 9 pounds and 3 ounces. Her dad's not the only family member in show biz. She's got a great-uncle named Kevin (Dances with Wolves) as well.

FEBRUARY 4
Shell Kepler, who played gossipy nurse Amy Vining on GH has died. Says former co-star Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), "She was a sweet woman with a big heart. She couldn't have been lovelier to me and was very welcoming when I joined GH." According to reports on TMZ.com, the actress succumbed to renal failure on February 1. Kepler, whose entrepreneurial ventures included a clothing line, was 49. For more of the story, check out an upcoming issue of Soap Opera Digest.

FEBRUARY 1
GENERAL HOSPITAL's Sam is hit by a car this week and the question is: who was the driver? It seems much of Port Charles was out driving on that snowy night. And what does Kelly Monaco (Sam) have to say about this? Pick up the latest Soap Opera Weekly and read all about it in the cover story (dated Feb. 12) on sale now.

JANUARY 11
When Sarah Brown (ex-Carly) returns to her GENERAL HOSPITAL stomping ground it will be as Claudia Zacchara, Johnny's sister. Brown will be back in Port Charles for at least a year, though no first airdate has been announced.

January 8
It's monk-ee see, monk-ee do when Lulu is seen in a monastery this week on GENERAL HOSPITAL. "All Lulu knows is there are weird people in robes walking around," explains Julie Marie Berman. Whoever put her there better check out the Jan. 15 issue of Soap Opera Weekly and watch that first step on the road to revenge — it's a Lulu.

January 7
GH's Elizabeth finds out the literal meaning of the phrase when a blazing inferno puts her children in danger. Check out the January 15 issue of Weekly, where Rebecca Herbst opens up about playing with fire — and onscreen son, Braden Walkes (Cameron).

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